CCT 4, 49, BM 113316 (P358724)

Letter tablet excavated in Kanesh (mod. Kültepe), dated to the Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 113316

Period

Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

Provenience

Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. um-ma en-um-a-szur3-ma
2. a-na i-di2-esz18-dar
3. qi2-bi2-ma / du-du
4. i-li-kam-ma
5. ni-ka3-si2 / i-di2-in
6. u3 a-szur3-ma-lik
7. _dumu_ dingir-ba-ni
8. szi2-lu-a-tam2
9. i-di2-ni-a-<ti2> szi2-im
10. _ku3-babbar_ / lu i-sza
11. du-du / lu i-sza
12. a-szur-ma-lik
13. mu-nu-a-ti2-a
14. u3 mu-nu-a-ti2-ka3
15. a-na du-du
16. a-na na-ru-qi2-im
17. a-da-an lu sza-a
18. du-du / lu sza-a
reverse
1. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) _ma-na_ 5(disz) _gin2 ku3-babbar_
2. ik-szu-da-ka3
3. szu-ma li-bi-ka3
4. i-na _ku3-babbar_ sza _e2_ a-bi-a
5. ta-zu-zu
6. sze2-bi-lam-ma
7. 1(disz) _ma-na ku3-sig17_
8. ku-a-am / lu-ma-li-am
9. a-na-ku / 2(disz) _ma-na_
10. _ku3-sig17_
left
1. a-da-szum / a-pu-tum a-na
2. sza um-mi3-a-nu-ka3 / u2-sze2-bi-lu-ni-ku-ni
3. i-hi-id

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)
Consult word list of Old Assyrian (ca. 1950-1850 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CCT 4, 49b

    [Smith1927CCT4] Smith, Sidney. 1927. Cuneiform Texts from Cappadocian Tablets in the British Museum, Part 4. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: LAPO 19, 233

    [Michel2001LAPO19] Michel, Cécile. 2001. Correspondance Des Marchands de Kaniš Au Début Du IIe Millénaire Avant J.-C. Littératures Anciennes Du Proche-Orient 19. Paris: Éditions du Cerf.

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  • Museum No.: BM 113316
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  • Provenience: Kanesh (mod. Kültepe)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-09-15 at 08:16:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-06-22 at 14:34:34 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-06-20 at 06:20:41 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-06-20 at 05:53:56 Jagersma, Bram Artifact Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:42:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2009-11-11 at 22:55:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2007-02-09 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View

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CDLI Notes:

20091124 oatp: 1017: Larsen, iraq 39, 137+A.63; 21-24: Michel-Foster, JCS 41, 46A.40; 29-31: Michel-Foster, JCS 41, 49A.54; 30: GKT section 79c

Cite this Artifact
“CCT 4, 49, BM 113316 Artifact Entry.” (2007) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P358724.
CCT 4, 49, BM 113316 artifact entry (No. P358724). (2023, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P358724 (Original work published 2007)
CCT 4, 49, BM 113316 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P358724 (Accessed: July 5, 2025).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P358724},
}

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